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Free agent outfielder Max Kepler hit with 80-game ban for positive drug test
1+ hour, 38+ min ago (379+ words) Kepler banned after testing positive for epitrenbolone Suspension applies if free agent signs in 2026 Veteran outfielder spent last season with Phillies Free agent outfielder Max Kepler has been suspended for 80 games after testing positive for a banned performance-enhancing substance, Major…...
Minnesota Timberwolves hold moment of silence for woman killed by ICE officer
14+ hour, 48+ min ago (272+ words) Wolves hold silence after ICE killing of Renee Good Protests grow amid surge in immigration enforcement Randle leads Minnesota past Cavaliers at home The Minnesota Timberwolves held a moment of silence before Thursday night's game to honor Renee Good, a…...
Chicago White Sox sign Japanese star Munetaka Murakami to $34m deal
2+ week, 5+ day ago (510+ words) Murakami joins White Sox on $34m, two-year deal Former NPB MVP adds power to Chicago rebuild The rebuilding Chicago White Sox added Munetaka Murakami to their lineup on Sunday, agreeing to a $34m, two-year contract with the Japanese slugger. Murakami, who turns…...
Trump loomed over baseball’s Hall of Fame. But voters still said no to Bonds and Clemens
3+ week, 6+ day ago (1339+ words) With Trump championing Pete Rose and pressuring MLB's commissioner, the Hall of Fame vote became a referendum on power, memory and whether integrity still mattersSince mid-May, when Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred announced Pete Rose would be eligible for…...
Mets all-time home run leader Pete Alonso reportedly agrees $155m deal with Orioles
4+ week, 2+ day ago (191+ words) Slugger to sign five-year deal with Baltimore Mets fans also saw closer Edwin Diaz leave team For the second day in a row, the New York Mets have seen a beloved star agree to terms with another team. Pete Alonso,…...
Kyle Schwarber reportedly signing $150m deal to remain with Phillies
1+ mon, 5+ hour ago (188+ words) ESPN: Schwarber, Phillies finalizing $150m deal NL home run leader drew interest across MLB Phillies motivated to keep key clubhouse figure Kyle Schwarber and the Philadelphia Phillies are finalizing a five-year, $150m contract, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. The deal would keep…...
The Breakdown | Pirates hope lure of Cornish Camelot will tempt franchise bargain hunters
1+ mon, 12+ hour ago (274+ words) Champ club have a plan to reach the top flight and hope investors will recognise their untapped potential It is too early to declare it the feelgood British sports story of the decade. There remains much work to do and…...
Tom Hicks, former owner of Liverpool and Texas Rangers, dies at 79
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (210+ words) Texan billionaire also owned NHL's Dallas Stars Hicks was unpopular co-owner of Liverpool Texas billionaire Tom Hicks, who owned an Premier League football club and two Dallas-based professional sports teams, has died aged 79, his company said. Hicks died surrounded by…...
Billy Bonds, West Ham legend as a player and manager, dies aged 79
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (418+ words) Bonds made a record 799 appearances for the Hammers Took the club into Premier League as a manager The former West Ham captain and manager Billy Bonds has died at the age of 79, the Premier League club have announced. Bonds was…...
If we are witnessing the death spiral of the cult of Bazball, let’s savour what it created | Barney Ronay
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1021+ words) There have been many good points " challenging orthodoxies and Ben Stokes talking openly about male emotions " and even when it was bad, it was unignorable The Life Cycle of a Cult1. The Big Idea. A charismatic leader or leaders propose a…...